Fastening means for necktie knot former and support



FASTENING MEANS FOR NECKTIE KNOT FORMER AND SUPPORT Filed D60. 2, 1955Sept. 26, 1967 KANTER ET AL 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 w l I 2 3 H ATTORNEY Sept.26, 1967 KANTER ET AL ,343,176

FASTENING MEANS FOR NECKTIE KNOT FORMER AND SUPPORT 2 Sheets-Sheet 2Filed Dec. 2, 1965 INVENTORS- A an/L KW M4 ATTORNEY United States Patent3,343,176 FASTENING MEANS FOR NECKTIE KNOT FORMER AND SUPPORT HarryKanter, 535 E. 86th St., New York, N.Y. 10028,

and Robert Kallman, 612 Forest Hills Drive, Wilmington, N.C. 28401 FiledDec. 2, 1965, Ser. No. 511,032 Claims. (Cl. 2153) ABSTRACT OF THEDISCLOSURE A necktie with a pre-tied knot, including a knot forming bodymember having a spring plate and a clamp arm which is pivotable from anopen to a closed position, the lower end of the body member having alowermost rearwardly inclined apex and being formed with an opening, andassembly means for the necktie, said assembly means including a pin witha tapered stem slidably disposed in a hollow rivet in said apex opening,the tapered stem becoming wedged within the rivet when slidably driventherethrough to effect simplified fastening of the necktie to the bodymember.

This application is a continuation-in-part of our application Ser. No.464,084, filed June 15, 1965, now Patent No. 3,237,208.

This invention relates to neckwear and more particularly to neckties ofthe pre-tied type provided with clip or clamp means on a knot formingmember for releasably attaching the necktie to a collar neckband.

The general arrangement of such pre-tied neckties is described in US.Patents Nos. 2,798,226 and 2,972,750, including the steps of knottingthe necktie about a former or forming member.

In prior Patent No. 3,220,015 we disclosed a novel forming member aboutwhich the tie is knotted. Further, we disclosed a speedy and effectivemeans of fastening the tied necktie to the forming member. Specifically,we disclosed a speed nut which engaged a rear post on the forming memberand bore down on the overlapping rear borders of the necktie so as tosecure the necktie into final position without requiring any sewing ofsuch rear borders. In the abovementioned Patent No. 3,237,208 Wedisclosed a novel clamp arm which eliminated the need for a rear post.We also disclosed a new spring plate arrangernent.

In this application we also provide a forming member without a rearpost. Further, instead of a speed nut we now have devised a lowermostsecuring pin which is driven forwardly to accomplish the fastening ofthe necktie to the forming member, the pin being formed with a crownedand toothed head which bites against the overlapping rear borders andsecures the necktie in place.

Thus, we provide a knot forming body member with a lowermost rearwardlyinclined apex. The spring plate is permanently riveted on the front faceof the body member and also has a rearwardly inclined apex, the apexesbeing co-extensive and fastened together by a hollow rivet. The crownhead pin is slidably received through the rivet, the stem of the pinbeing tapered. Accordingly, when the pin is driven inwardly or forwardlyin order to secure the necktie in place, it becomes firmly wedged infinal position while its toothed head bites against the fabric necktie.This results in a quick and effective fastening means without requiringany sewing.

The invention will be further understood from the following descriptionand drawings wherein:

FIGURE 1 is a fragmentary side view showing, in partly broken away form,the pre-tied necktie as it is worn;

FIGURE 2 is a front elevational view of the knot forming body memberembodying the present invention, and about which the necktie is knottedand supported;

FIGURE 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIGURE 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIGURE 5 is a side elevational view thereof with the clamp arm in openposition;

FIGURE 6 is a rear fragmentary perspective view of the assemblednecktie;

FIGURE 7 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of the knot formingbody member; and

FIGURE 8 is a fragmentary plan view of a necktie advantageously employedwith the improved device.

FIGURE 9 is a side sectional view.

In the drawings which illustrate a preferred form of the invention, thereference numeral 10 generally .designates the pre-tied or pre-knottedtie which is illustrated as attached to the band 11 of a shirt collar 12on a wearer W. The knot K of the tie 10 is supported and releasablyattached to the neck band 11 by a tie or knot forming and support device13 constructed in accordance with the present invention. The devicecomprises a winged knot forming and body member 14, a spring plate 16,and a clamp arm 17, an exploded view thereof being shown in FIGURE 7.

In the exploded view of FIGURE 7, the knot forming and support device ismade up of body member 14 which is advantageously of a molded, somewhatresilient plastic material like polyethylene or indeed of anyconventional material whether metal or pressed fiber board. It is ofapproximately triangular configuration with a bottom, medially located,downwardly rearwardly inclined apex section 18 and a pair of laterallyextending rearwardly directed wings 19 symmetrical to the verticalmedial axis of the member 14. The side edges 20 of member 14 convergedownwardly to the apex 18.

A front wall 21 bridges the win-gs 19. On both defining sides of wall 21are wedge sections 22 which project forwardly from wall 21 at their topends and which taper downwardly and inwardly toward apex 18. As aresult, wedge sections 22 define and form between themselves a forwardchamber 23 which serves to receive and seat the inner leg of springplate 16 as will be hereinafter explained. An anchoring aperture 24 isformed in the apex section 18.

Spring plate 16 is formed of resilient sheet metal and is disposedwholly forwardly of wings 19. The bottom of plate 16 is tapered to adownwardly rearwardly inclined apex section 25 which overlies the frontface of apex 18 and is provided with a registering aperture 26. Plate 16is secured to body member 14 by a hollow rivet 27 which registers withthe apertures 24 and 26.

The upper part of the plate 16 is provided with a pair of laterallyspaced vertical slits which divide the plate upper section into a pairof laterally spaced vertical, resilient outer legs 30, and a central orinner resilient leg 31 intermediate the legs 30, the central leg 31being seated in forward chamber 23 and flatly abutting the front wall21. Leg 31 is formed at its upper, free end, with a forwardly facingconcave knuckle 32. On the other hand, legs 30 are formed at theirupper, free ends with rearwardly facing concave knuckles 33.

Swingably supported by the knuckles 32 and 33, and cooperating with thebody member 14 to create a fastening device is the clamp arm 17comprising angularly related upper and lower legs 35 and 36respectively, joined by an integrally former crotch section 37 wherebythe clamp arm 17 is rearwardly bowed in the closed position of thedevice. It is preferred that the included angle between the legs 35 and36 should be about and that the crotch 37 be spaced from the bridgingfront wall 31 in the closed position of the clamp arm about .375 inch,

thus producing a well bowed construction of the clamp arm.

The arrangement for swingably supporting the clamp arm 17 andalternatively ur-ging it to its open and closed positions includes arectangular cross-bar 40 which is engaged between the opposite facingknuckles 32 and 33. The cross-bar 40 is formed at the end of a short,arcuate leg 41 which projects from the upper end of leg 35. The clamparm lower leg 36 terminates in a finger piece defining rounded bottomleg 42 which is at the level of the apex 18 when the clamp arm is in itsclosed position. The action of the knuckles 32 and 33 on the. edges ofthe cross-bar 40 urges the clamp arm 17 alternatively to its open orclosed position.

Finally, a horizontal crown pin 45 having a concavoconvex head or dome46 with peripheral teeth 47 and a stem 48, is slidably, received withinhollow rivet 27 to accomplish the necktie securing function as willhereinafter be described. Stem 48 is slightly taperedso that when it isslidingly forced through rivet 27 in the securing operation it becomesfirmly wedged in finally assembled position. Before such operation, itis somewhat frictionally retained in rivet 27 so as not to becomeaccidentally displaced.

The invention is practiced as follows: First, a tie T, generally shorterthan a conventional tie, i.e. about 35 inches, is laced about the bodymember 14 to form the knot K in the well understood manner. As is wellknown, the tie T is advantageously, although not necessarily, providedwith apertures 50 and 51 spaced about 4 inches, apart, along whatcorresponds to the upper rear edge of the knot forming section 52thereof to facilitate the knotting of the tie T on the body member 14without impeding the locking assembly in any way. Briefly, and in orderto set forth herein the latest developments in the tying procedure, theclamp arm 17 is first inserted through aperture 51 to better stabilizethe parts during the tying operation, the narrower end of the tie thenextendingdownwardly along the front of the body member 14. The wider endis draped across a wing top edge, then brought around the front of thewings 19 so as to substantially encase one wing in a loop, another loopthen being formed to encase the other wing while the clamp arm isinserted through the aperture 50. The ends are then pulled to tightenthe knot. As above stated, this procedure is well known. Thereafter thecrown pin 45 is driven forcefully through rivet 27 soas to bite againstand intersecure the overlapping rear edges.

It will be observed that the knot K includes a pair of angularly relatedoverlapping sections 54 and56 which traverse the rear face of the bodymember 14 and extend fromthe upper edge thereof. The inner edges of theoverlapping sections 54 and 56 intersect at a point directly above thecrown pin 45 and they embrace the sides of the stem 48. Accordingly,when pin 45 is driven inwardly, the rear borders of overlapping sections54 and 56 Will be tightly pressed and engaged between the apex 18 andthe toothed head 46. The tapered construction of stem 48 is effective infirmly wedging the pin 45 in assembled position, all without requiringany stitching.

The pretied necktie is attached to the collarby opening the clamp ar-m17,inserting it behind the neckband, and snapping it to its lockedposition to embrace the neckband between the crown head 46 and the legsection or finger piece 42.

We have shown a preferred embodiment of this invention, but it isunderstood that numerous changes and omissions may be made withoutdeparting from its spirit.

What is claimed is:

1. A knot forming and support device adapted to have a necktie knottedthereabout, said device comprising a body member, a spring platemountedt-hereon, a clamp arm on said spring plate and pivotable from anopen to a closed position, and a lowermost horizontal securing pinhaving a rearward head on one end thereof, said head being adapted tosecure a fabric necktie between it and the rear side of said bodymember, the lower end of said body member being formed with an opening,said pin having a stem extending through said opening, said stem beingtapered from. thicker to thinner from its said head down to its oppositeend, and said head having teeth for biting against the knotted fabricnecktie.

2. A knot forming and support device according to claim 1 and includinga hollow rivet in said opening and riveting said body member and springplate together, said pin stem being disposed in said hollow rivetwhereby when said pin is driven through said hollow rivet, its taperedstem will becomewedged against the surrounding wall of said rivet.

3. A knot forming and support member according to claim 2 and includinga lowermost rearwardly inclined apex on said body member, said springplate having a lowermost. apex coextensive with said body member apex,and said hollow rivet connecting said apexes together.

4. A knot forming and support device according to claim 3 and includinga necktie knotted about said body member, said necktie includingrearward overlapping fabric sections, said head having its teeth aroundthe periphery thereof and biting against and securing said overlappingsections in position on said body member.

5. A knot forming and support device according to claim 4 and whereinsaid spring plate is wholly forwardly of said body member, said bodymember being winged and having a central bridging section, said rivetextending through the lowermost portion of said bridging section.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,972,750 2/1961 Kanter 2+l533,220,015 11/1965 Kanter et a1. 2-153 PATRICK D. LAWSON, PrimaryExaminer.

1. A KNOT FORMING AND SUPPORT DEVICE ADAPTED TO HAVE A NECKTIE KNOTTEDTHEREABOUT, SAID DEVICE COMPRISING A BODY MEMBER, A SPRING PLATE MOUNTEDTHEREON, A CLAMP ARM ON SAID SPRING PLATE AND PIVOTABLE FROM AN OPEN TOA CLOSED POSITION, AND A LOWERMOST HORIZONTAL SECURING PIN HAVING AREARWARD HEAD ON ONE END THEREOF, SAID HEAD BEING ADAPTED TO SECURE AFABRIC NECKTIE BETWEEN IT AND THE REAR SIDE OF SAID BODY MEMBER, THELOWER END OF SAID BODY MEMBER BEING FORMED WITH AN OPENING, SAID PINHAVING A STEM EXTENDING THROUGH SAID OPENING, SAID STEM BEING TAPEREDFROM THICKER TO THINNER FROM ITS SAID HEAD DOWN TO ITS OPPOSITE END, ANDSAID HEAD HAVING TEETH FOR BITING AGAINST THE KNOTTED FABRIC NECKTIE.